APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE LINKING CLOSED USER GROUPS BASED ON SMART TELEVISION AND SMART SET-TOP BOX

摘要

Provided is an apparatus for providing a service that links closed user groups (CUGs) based on a smart TV and a smart set-top box. A server may provide at least one application (app) store: The app store may register apps provided by developers, and may provide the registered apps to users of a CUG. The app retriever may provide a result of inquiry and retrieval performed with respect to apps registered in the at least one app store, to a terminal that performs the inquiry and retrieval. The terminal distributed for a predetermined CUG service may use apps associated with varied CUG services through the server.